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Darling Kids Montessori

A licensed child care home in Allen, Texas 75013

1228 Waterdown Dr, Allen, Texas 75013. (214) 436-1069.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: Medium High. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Texas’s risk levels
Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

10 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 647 child care providers in Collin County had 2.

5 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 26, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

10 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 26, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Written Operational Policies - Release of Children

    “The operational policy/parent handbook that the primary caregivers provide to the parents at the time of enrollment did not include all the required information. Information missing included promotion of outdoor physical activity, how to contact Licensing, health checks and more. These policies were broken down on separate documents not included in the parent handbook to be issued to parents.”

    Rule 747.501(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2026.

May 21, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns

    “The operation’s menu does include the following lunch components: milk and fruit.”

    Rule 747.3101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 28, 2026. Correction verified: May 27, 2026.

Oct 16, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies

  • Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

    “An electrical outlet in the nap room accesible to children was found to be uncovered at the inspection.”

    Rule 747.3501(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 16, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

  • Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer’s Instructions

    “The operator had installed two play structures and did not have manufacturer’s instructions for either structure, making it impossible to assess if they were being used as intended.”

    Rule 747.4401(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

  • Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - in Front and Rear

    “A swing set was located at the operation. The use zones behind and in front of the swing set were not clear. The use zones to side of swing set were also not clear.”

    Rule 747.4607(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

  • Required Admission Information - Name and Birthdate

    “Two children in care had no records on file at all.”

    Rule 747.605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

  • Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment

    “The use zones for a play structure featuring two slides was less than 6 feet and was in the use zone of the swing set.”

    Rule 747.4603. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

  • Children’s Records - Health Statement

    “Several children in care had no health statement from a physician nor a statement from the parents saying children had been examined by a doctor.”

    Rule 747.603(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “One child in care had no vaccination information on file.”

    Rule 747.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

  • Required Admission Information - Physician Information

    “Two children in care did not have them name of the child’s regular doctor on file.”

    Rule 747.605(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 30, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

All 5 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 26, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
May 21, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 17, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Nov 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Oct 16, 2025Inspection8 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Sep 25, 2026.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 12 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 647 child care providers in Collin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 10.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

12 of the 647 in Collin County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Darling Kids Montessori This child care provider10
Life Time Fitness Camps5
Cottonwood Creek Kid Care Preschool3
Guthrie School2
Ameen Academy0
Heritage Montessori Academy of Allen0
Wisteria Preschool1
Kiddie Academy of Allen14
The Goddard School of Allen (West)2
Bo Fan9
Spanish Schoolhouse Allen3
Chipos Little House26
Prashanti Balashunmughan0

What the record doesn’t say

  • Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
  • Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
  • Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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